Poultry fount



w. w. THOMPSON ET AL 1,785,921

POULTRY FOUNT Filed Nov. 4, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Z I /5' 4 I {If 9 w.w. THOMPSON ET AL 11,785,921

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Patented Dec. 23, 1930 ED STATES PATENT OFFICE WALTER w; THOMPSON'ANDEDELBEBT RUSSELL, or MACOMB ILLINOIS I 1 room-RY room;

Application filed November 4, 1829. Serial No. 404,742.

a fount of two pieces of pottery rendered non-absorbent by any suitablemeans, these pieces being adapted, when assembled in one position, topermit inversion of the container fount without spilling or and, when inanother position, to permit liquid to gravitate from the containerportion of the fount'to the trough or saucer portion thereof.

A. further object is to provide a structure of this type so designatedthat the container portions of a number of founts can be nested togetherwhile the troughs or saucer portions can likewise be nested, therebyfacilitating storage and shipping.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed may be made within thescope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

In the acompanying drawings the preferred forms of the invention havebeen shown.

In said drawings,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a poultry fount embodying the presentimprovements.

Figure 2 is a central vertical section therethrough.

Figure 3 is an elevation showing several founts nested for storage orshipping.

Figure 4: is a section through a modified form of fount.

Figure 5 is a section on line 5-5 Figure l.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference, 1 designates a basewhich can be circular and provided with an upstanding annular flange 2.This flange is concentric with and extends around another upstanding orinner flange 3 so that an annular trough 4; is thus provided between theflanges. The inner flange 3 defines a recess 5 adapted to communicate,through an opening 6, with the trough 4. One or more of these openingsor recesses 6 may be employed, it being preferred to have them regularlyspaced annularly, all of the recesses or openings being of the 'saniesize. Flange 3 is of less height than the flange 2 and under the flangeQthere reformed an annular shoulder 7. Thus it is possible to nest thesebases 1, the shoulder 7 each base resting on the upper edge of theadjacent flange 2 thereunder while the portionof the base surrounded bytheshoulder will be supported within the next adjacent base and above.theflange 3.

.In addition to 'thea'base, each device includes a container 8preferably tapered toward one end,the small end ofthecontainer beingclosed as at 9 andformed with an outer recess 10. In this recess may beprovided spaced lugs 11 having sockets 12 into 7 which may be sprung theoppositely extendmy; ends of a resilient bail 13.

.The other or'open end of the container 8 V is preferably cylindricaland of an internal diametersubstantially equal to the external 2diameter of the flange 3. The free edge of the wall of thecontainer hasrecesses 13 extending thereinto, these recessesequalling in number thosein the flange 3 and being similarly spaced. Furthermore each recess isof a depth less than the height of flange 3.

For the purpose of facilitating nesting of the containers 8, each of thecontainers has an external annular shoulder 1 f whereby, when thecontainers are nested one within the other, the free edge of onecontainer .will bear against the shoulder-'14 of the next adjoiningcontainer. Furthermore the bails 13 of the containers will be free torest in the recesses 10 so as not to interfere with the proper nestingof the parts. w

The two parts of the fount-are preferably formed of pottery suitablyglazed so as to be rendered non-porous. Thus both parts of the structurecan'be used for holding buttermilk or other'liquids and'will not only beacidresisting but also will remain free from any moisture that mightotherwise be retained through absorption. i

In practice the container 8 is partly filled its with the fluid to bedispensed. The base 1 is inverted and placed in position on thecontainer with the flange .3 fitted snugly in the open end of thecontainer and with the recesses 13 out of register with the openings orrecesses 6. The device can then be inverted to the positions shown, forexample, in Figures 1 and 2 and after it has been placed base downwardon a supporting surface, the container 8 can be rotated relative to thebase 1 until the recesses 13 are brought into register with the recesses6. This will permit portions of the contents of the container togravitate through the openings and rise in the trough 4 until the levelof the fluid in the trough reaches a point above the openings at whichtime the flow will be cut oil automatically.

It is to be understood that various modifications of this device may bemade Within the scope of the present invention. For example, and asshown in Figures 4 and 5, the base 15 can be provided with a raisedcenter 16 the wall of which cooperates with the annular flange 17 toprovide an annular trough 18. The open end portion of the container 19is adapted to fit snugly against the wall of the central portion 16 andhas one or more recesses 19 therein adapted to move into and out ofregister with one or more depressions 20 formed in the wall of thecentral portion 16.

lVhen the container is in one position with the recesses 19 out ofcommunication with the depressions 20, the device, holding a fluid, canbe inverted to the position shown in Figure 4- and thereafter, byrotating container 19, the recesses in the end thereof can be broughtinto register with the depressions 20 so as to permit flow of fluid fromthe container into the annular trough until the level thereof risesabove the recesses in the container whereupon the flow will be cut off.

As before explained any desired number of outlets may be providedwhereby fluid can flow from the container to the trough. The structureis advantageous because it is formed of only two parts both of which canbe readily made and both of which can be kept clean easily.

Vhat is claimed is:

1. A device of the class a pottery base having elevated concentric innerand outer portions forming an annular trough therebetween, there being arecess at the lowest part of the inner portion draining downwardly intothe trough, a pottery container for liquid adapted to receive and fitsnugly upon the inner upstanding portion of the base, said containerhaving a recess in its edge movable about the inner upstandinpportionand into and out of register with t 1e 1ecess in said portion.

2. A device of the class described including a pottery base, concentricinner and outer updescribed including rresem standing portions integraltherewith providing an annular trough, said inner portion drainingtoward its margin and having an outlet recess inclined downwardly andoutwardly to the trough at the lowest part of the inner member, apottery container adapted to receive the inner upstanding portion and besupported by the bottom of the trough for rotat-ion about said innerupstanding portion, there being a recess in the lower edge of thecontainer rotatable to position in and out of register with the recessin the inner upstanding portion.

In testimony that We claim the foregoing as our own, We have heretoatfixed our signatures.

WALTER W. THOMPSON. EDELBERT RUSSELL.

